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Starship

Elon Musk: Starship Super Heavy Will Have 41 Raptor Engines

This'll be the most powerful rocket ever built. Really.

Future Society

Earlier Versions of FaceApp Were Incredibly Racist

Everyone's favorite face-aging app isn't actually that new, and it has a checkered past.

Science & Energy

Watch a Chinese Space Station Burn up in Earth’s Atmosphere

The space station Tiangong-2 is no more.

Science & Energy

Scientists Made Mice Hallucinate by Shining Light Into Their Brains

And now they're wondering why humans aren't hallucinating all the time.

Science & Energy

The Earth’s Core Is Leaking, Baffling Scientists

Remember that movie "The Core"?

Energy

Weird Gadget Uses Your Knee Motion to Charge Your Phone

The energy-generating knee brace could power medical devices or gadgets.

Robotics

Baseball Coach Ejected for Fighting With Robot Umpire

He only lasted one inning before arguing about the strike zone.

Artificial Intelligence

Jazz Generated by a Neural Network Is Absolutely Terrifying

Here's what we can say for sure: it's unlike anything you've ever heard before.

Future Society

Driverless Bus Collides with Pedestrian in Vienna

The self-driving shuttle trial is now on hold.

Climate Change

Climate Change Poised to Eradicate Over 7,000 More Species

Thousands of species were just added to the endangered species "Red List."

Tesla

Tesla May Test “Hovering” Roadster in Late 2020

If this is a joke, Elon Musk still isn’t ready to come clean about it.

Off-World

Elon Musk: Starhopper Survived Massive Fireball, Will Fly Again Soon

SpaceX's prototype was "not bothered by a little heat."

Health & Medicine

Chinese Scientists Say They’ve Found a Safer Alternative to CRISPR

It's less likely to trigger an unwanted immune system response, they claim.

3D Printing

This Startup Wants to 3D Print One Pill With All Your Prescriptions

Thanks to robotics and 3D printing tech, we could finally say goodbye to having to swallow multiple pills.

Future Society

China Gives GPS-Tracking Wristwatches to 17,000 Kids

Watches for senior citizens may be on the way.

Science & Energy

China’s Tiangong-2 Space Station Will Fall Out of the Sky Friday

The prototype space station will be laid to rest in the Pacific Ocean.

Robotics

These Vibration-Powered Microbots Are Almost Too Small to See

Each weighs slightly more than a grain of sand.

Robotics

DARPA’s “Squad X” Teams Up Soldiers With Scout Robots

A training video shows robots scouting an area for human infantry.

Virtual Reality

Microsoft’s Tech Can Make Your Hologram Speak Another Language

This exec doesn't speak Japanese — but it sure looks like she does.

Science & Energy

“Digital Fur Technology” Will Turn Taylor Swift Into a Cat

"These are people, but they’re cats, and this is kind of blowing my mind."